Extract text from Folder view settings (DOLPHINVIEW)
To convert DOLPHINVIEW View settings to another format, you need Dolphin or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "Desktop Configuration" file type, you need software like Dolphin or a similar tool.
The .dolphinview file format stores specific directory view preferences for Dolphin, the default file manager used in the KDE Plasma Linux desktop environment. Whenever a user adjusts the view mode (such as switching from icons to details), changes the sorting order, or toggles hidden file visibility inside a specific directory, Dolphin automatically creates or updates this configuration file.
The main disadvantage of .dolphinview files is their lack of portability. They are highly application-specific and only function within a KDE environment. When you transfer folders containing these hidden files to Windows or macOS systems, or upload them to cloud storage, they become useless clutter that can confuse users. They are not supported by web browsers and require manual cleanup outside of Linux.
Users typically want to open these files to inspect the configuration data or convert them to standard text formats like TXT, INI, or JSON for parsing, documentation, or scripting.
Because this is a proprietary settings format tied exclusively to a specific Linux file manager, standard online document converters fail to process it. The file lacks standard media or document data.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DOLPHINVIEW file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert DOLPHINVIEW file to INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, ENV, PROPERTIES or RC, you can use Dolphin or similar software from the "Folder View Configuration" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert ZSHRC, CONF, RCFILE, GITCONFIG, RC, PLIST, BASHRC, CONFIG, PROFILE, INI, PREFS or CFG files to DOLPHINVIEW, try Dolphin or another comparable tool in the "Folder View Configuration" category.
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